血相|けっそうkessou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounexpression; looks

• Synonym顔つきかおつきCasualEveryday word for someone's features or the look on their face; 「血相」 is narrower, for a face betraying strong emotion.
• Synonym面持ちおももちWrittenWritten style. A look on which a particular mood shows, as in 「緊張した面持ち」; 「血相」 is for stronger agitation or alarm.
• Synonym顔色かおいろNeutralNeutral. Complexion, but also the mood readable in a face, as in 「顔色を伺う」; unlike 「血相」, it need not involve strong emotion.
• Synonym面構えつらがまえWrittenWritten. A fierce or resolute cast of features; it describes the face one has, not a sudden change like 「血相を変える」.
• Synonym面付きつらつきCasualColloquial, though rare. Simply the expression showing on the face; lacks the strong-emotion nuance of 「血相」.
• Related顔かおNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word: face, looks or expression, with the widest range of any of these; 「血相」 covers only a narrow slice of that.
• Related表情ひょうじょうNeutralNeutral. The feelings a face shows; the ordinary word for expression, where 「血相」 would mean strong emotion has surfaced.
• Related面差しおもざしWrittenWritten. The features and contours of a face; it describes static looks, whereas 「血相」 is a passing change brought on by emotion.
• Related顔ばせかおばせWrittenWritten and rare. The overall appearance of the face; it carries no nuance of emotion surfacing, unlike 「血相」.
• Related相貌そうぼうWrittenWritten. Looks or physiognomy — a static description of what someone's face is like, not an emotional expression.

Use 「血相」 for a face betraying strong emotion — agitation, alarm — chiefly in 「血相を変える」「血相が変わる」. For ordinary expression say 「表情」 or 「顔つき」; for a mood showing on the face, 「面持ち」; for complexion or reading someone's mood, 「顔色」. 「顔」 is the all-purpose everyday word; 「面差し」 and 「相貌」 describe static looks, and 「面構え」 a fierce or resolute face.

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1. 感情かんじょうをだした顔かおの様子ようす。顔付かおつき。顔色かおいろ。